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Pierre Jeanneret Pigeon Hole desk, 1957
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, GB
these is the PJ-BU-02-A desk, originally crafted for the city's administrative buildings. The desk
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Leather, Teak

Pierre Jeanneret Pigeon Hole desk, 1957
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeon Hole desk, 1957
H 27.96 in W 47.64 in D 32.68 in
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole Desk PJ-BU-02-A, India 1950s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The PJ-BU-02-A “Pigeon Hole” desk by Pierre Jeanneret, India 1957. This incredibly rare, and
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks

Materials

Metal

Small Campaign Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
folding open to reveal an interior with pigeon holes and a leather writing surface above square tapering
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Small Campaign Desk
Small Campaign Desk
H 34.75 in W 29 in D 29.75 in
Superb Sheraton Revival Satinwood Desk
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4637 Fine late Victorian satinwood bureau, having arched tambour top which open to reveal pigeons
Category

Antique 1890s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Superb Sheraton Revival Satinwood Desk
Superb Sheraton Revival Satinwood Desk
H 36.23 in W 28.75 in D 23.63 in
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
surface and fitted interior with an arrangement of compartments comprising of small drawers, pigeon holes
Category

Vintage 1920s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
H 40 in W 42 in D 27 in
Antique Georgian Period Tambour Top Desk
Located in London, GB
tooled leather writing surface, pigeon hole storage and slim internal drawers. We have had this re
Category

Antique 1790s British George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Georgian Period Tambour Top Desk
Antique Georgian Period Tambour Top Desk
H 42.13 in W 40.56 in D 27.17 in
18th c. English Architect's Desk/Library Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
surface and drawers and pigeon holes and having leather lined writing surface, the sides with two lower
Category

Antique 1760s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Unusual Antique American Sheraton Clerk's Desk with Gallery
Located in Morristown, NJ
pigeon hole flanked by three square pigeon holes to each side. The slant writing surface is over three
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
/reading surface opening to reveal pigeons holes and a storage space, military brass carrying handles to
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
compartment, gallery with two dovetailed drawers, letter slots and pigeon hole cubbies, brass cartouche shaped
Category

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood

19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
holes. The desk surmounted above a fixed panel with inlaid trim and resting on trestle feet with casters
Category

Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Unusual Antique George lII Mahogany and Oak Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
reveal a fitted interior with pigeon holes and six working drawers above a kneehole centre flanked by six
Category

Antique 18th Century European George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique English Georgian Walnut Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
column form "secret drawers" and an assortment of pigeon holes and drawers including 1/2" frieze drawers
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Free Standing Mahogany English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
reveal a fitted interior with drawers, pigeon holes and a slant lid leather writing surface. Apron with 2
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
by a gallery shelf above a hinged surface enclosing pigeon holes and a small horizontal hinged
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Circa 1780-1800 George III Slant Front Bureau or Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
. Six undulating, valenced pigeon holes & six holly banded drawers. Long history of quality period
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Roll-Top Desk Attributed to P. Bernard
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
slide with four short drawers and five pigeon holes, the frieze centred by a push button drawer mounted
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Roll-Top Desk, English, Bureau, Aesthetic Period, Victorian, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
of skivers, arcading to pigeon holes and small drawers Skiver pulls out to a comfortable working
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Inlaid Carlton House Desk. with Letter Boxes, Ci
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dereham, GB
pigeon holes Pair letter slots each side on top, concave shaped book slides with locks & keys, under
Category

Antique 1880s English Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Circa 1780 Chinese Export Solid Camphor Wood Campaign Roll-Top Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
drawers, 4 variously fitted pigeon holes, & prospect door with molded classical panel. Side carrying
Category

Antique 1780s Chinese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Ladies' Desk Manner of J.C. Ellaume
Located in Berlin, DE
writing surface, four drawers, pigeon-holes and a secret door, with two small drawers and one full-length
Category

Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
proportioned interior pigeon hole area with six smaller drawers. Excellent color and patina on an old refinish
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Birch

Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
Federal Birch Slant Front Desk
H 40.5 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
attractive interior with block front and serpentine drawers beneath pigeon holes, flanking two columnar
Category

Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk
H 44 in W 51 in D 27 in
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
interior drawer, flanked by drawers and pigeon holes on each side. Original bracket feet. Gold tooled
Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
Located in London, GB
slide and various pigeon-holes and drawers; above four drawers all decorated and with brass handles
Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
George III Scarlet Gilt Japanned Desk
H 42.52 in W 37.8 in D 19.69 in
French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
an inset writing tablet, drawers and pigeon holes. Raised on elegant cabriole legs, free standing.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
French 19th Century Ladies Writing Desk
H 31.11 in W 25.99 in D 18.51 in
French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
surface and an arrangement off drawers and pigeon holes above which there is a single oak lined drawer
Category

Antique 1860s Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Secretaire Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
reveal a fitted interior consisting of eight drawers with original brass handles, ten pigeon holes and a
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass, Other

Period Regency Mahogany Mechanical Gentleman's Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
number of ways through the operation of cranks that raise and lower the back section with pigeon holes
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
pigeon holes, sliding lower case writing surface concealing fitted interior over single drawer and
Category

Antique 1820s American Campaign Desks

Georgian Cylinder Desk Period Antique Mahogany Roll Top
Located in Potters Bar, GB
, comprising of 10 oak lined drawers, pigeon holes and a leather writing surface (replacement) with hand
Category

Vintage 1980s Georgian Desks

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Art Deco Oak Roll Top Desk Restaurant Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
top tambour which conceals beneath it a fitted interior of pigeon holes, card index drawers and
Category

Antique Early 1900s Art Deco Desks

Materials

Oak

Victorian Secretaire Bookcase Mahogany Cylinder Desk 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Arrangement of Pigeon Holes. The Glazed Doors to the Upper Section Opening to Reveal 2 x Adjustable Shelves
Category

Antique 1860s Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
interior of valanced pigeon holes & drawers with prospect door. Raised on bracket feet (restored) and with
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Birch

Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
H 41 in W 41.25 in D 21.75 in
Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
the front drawer this opens the tambour compartment, which further extends to reveal pigeon holes for
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Regency Revival Bureau Ladies Desk Mahogany Inlay 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
and Shaped Pigeon Holes.
Category

Antique 1890s Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
to hold a book. When open it reveals a writing surface with numerous pigeon holes for papers and four
Category

Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique French Desk, Walnut Bonheur De Jour, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
this piece having an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes and a sliding well. Having Kingwood Cross
Category

Antique 1860s Desks

Materials

Walnut

Large Antique Edwardian Freestanding Quality Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
back, quality swan neck tambour opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of drawers, pigeon holes
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Oak

William IV Roll Top Desk Mahogany 19th Century Cylinder Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Opens to Reveal a Birds Eye Maple Interior Consisting of Drawers and Pigeon Holes. The Desk Has a
Category

Antique 19th Century William IV Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Walnut Slant Front Bureau/Desk with String Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
drawer fronts. The interior is exquisitely appointed with pigeon holes, and small drawers flanking a
Category

Antique 19th Century British Georgian Desks

Materials

Walnut

American Hepplewhite Birch Fall Front Inlaid Desk. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
consisting of seven drawers over seven pigeon holes, with a leather writing surface. Lower case has
Category

Antique 1810s American Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Brass

American Federal Swirl Mahogany Butler's Desk New York, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
sliding fall front interior desk with 11 drawers and 3 pigeon holes, a keyed door cabinet, a baize
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Regency Style Mahogany Fall Front Plantation / Bookkeepers Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
top drawers above compartmented pigeon holes to store items upright and horizontally. Two large bottom
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Regency Desks

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

English Chippendale Mahogany Carved Floral Desk With Bookcase. Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
molded edge, fitted interior pigeon holes over four drawers, adjustable interior shelving, hand caved
Category

Antique 1770s English Chippendale Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Quality Antique Edwardian Freestanding Mahogany Inlaid Cylinder Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
original brass handles, four pigeon holes, pen tray and a pair of original glass inkwells. It boasts the
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Other

Unusual Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Double Secretaire Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
inlay and crossbanded fronts opening to reveal fitted interiors consisting of drawers pigeon holes and
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Other

New England Hepplewhite Step Back Tambour Flip Top Secretary Desk
Located in Kenilworth, IL
drawers over two pigeon hole compartments. American, New England, circa 1790.
Category

Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Stickley School Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Drop Front Desk C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Stickley School Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Drop Front Desk with Upper Pigeon Holes and Lower Drawer C1910
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Oak

Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
doors, opening to nicely carved recessed shells and top pigeon holes, over interior adjustable
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Sheraton Style American Bowfront Sideboard with Dropdown Desk
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Savannah, GA
and pigeon holes in back. When the desk is extended forward the measurement is an additional eighteen
Category

Antique 1810s American Sheraton Desks

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality French Antique Victorian Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
fitted interior consisting of four drawers, pigeon holes and the original velvet writing surface above
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Other, Ormolu

Clerks Desk Restaurant Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Rec
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
greeting desk has a sloping lift up storage compartment with pigeon holes, and is set on tall legs with an
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Pine

American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
original brass knobs, sliding fall front interior desk with Satinwood drawers and pigeon holes, baize
Category

Antique 1810s American Federal Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted
Located in Cypress, CA
pigeon holes, over three short drawers with ormolu swan handles, over three faux-drawers, over a black
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

American Southern Mahogany and Leather Plantation Desk with Reeded Legs, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
front revealing a leather writing surface with a fitted interior, pigeon holes, and three lower drawers
Category

Antique 1810s American American Colonial Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Leather, Poplar, Pine

Rare 1794 George III Gillows of Lancaster Double Sided Postmasters Sorting Desk
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
postmasters pigeon holes, they cover the full alphabet, the central cupboard has one single drawer and
Category

Antique 1790s English George III Desks

Materials

Hardwood

Sheraton Revival Rosewood Cylinder Bureau - Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
pigeon holes, small drawers and adjustable tooled leather writing surface above 2 frieze drawers with
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Louis XVI Mahogany and Brass Mounted Bureau a Cylindre, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk with a 1/4 cylinder top that opens to reveal a leather writing surface with pigeon holes
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Empire Revival Cylinder Bureau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
top enclosing a green inset leather writing surface and an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes
Category

Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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Pigeon Hole Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal pigeon hole desk for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and walnut, every pigeon hole desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a pigeon hole desk, we have 152 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect pigeon hole desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A pigeon hole desk, designed in the Georgian, Victorian or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made pigeon hole desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by &New, Baker Furniture Company and Gillows of Lancaster & London are consistently popular.

How Much is a Pigeon Hole Desk?

Prices for a pigeon hole desk start at $650 and top out at $275,000 with the average selling for $5,631.
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    While the hole in a desk is just called a hole. But the piece that fits into the hole to help seal it off is called a grommet.

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